Certified Surgical Tech (CST) - FT - Days - CVOR

DHR Health - US : TX : Edinburg - Days

Summary :

FLSA STATUS : ☐ Exempt ☐ Non-Exempt

MISSION STATEMENT :

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence : every patient, every encounter, every time.

VISION :

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

POSITION SUMMARY :

This position provides aid under the directive of a surgeon in exposure, hemostasis, and other intraoperative technical functions that assist the surgeon in performing a safe operation with optimal results for the patient. May provide local infiltration or the topical application of a local anesthetic at the operation site. Participates in volume replacement or auto transfusion techniques as appropriate. Will assist with OR suite clean up and turn around. May harvest saphenous vein and / or radial artery open or endoscopically in open heart procedures with proper training. May perform other duties or procedures incident to the surgical procedure deemed necessary and directed by the surgeon or anesthesiologist.

POSITION EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS :

High School / GED required

• Credentialed by the LCC-ST or NSAA as a certified first assistant / certified surgical assistant or certified surgical tech having graduated from an accredited program in route to certification with proof of eligibility to take the exam for certification.
• CST with current certification and two (2) full years of first assisting preferred.
• CST with current certification who has completed an approved first assistant / surgical assistant program
• Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to read, write and speak English
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
• Prefer hospital experience
• Current BLS certification
• NRP certification within sic (6) months of hire for Women's Hospital employees
• Must be flexible with work scheduling

JOB KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE :

Responsibilities :

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES :

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES :

Chain-of-command)

1. Charge Nurse → 2. Director

Other information : CUSTOMER SERVICE :

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including : Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC :

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his / her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT : (ADA) :

A. Essential Duties : Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position :

Light / moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.

Kneeling

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.

Walking

Light / moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.

Standing / Squatting

Straight pulling

Sitting

Pulling hand over hand

Pushing

Repeated bending

Stooping / Bending

Reaching above shoulder

Climbing Stairs

Simple grasping

Climbing Ladders

Dual simultaneous grasping

Depth Perceptions needed

Ability to see

Identify Colors

Operating office equipment

Twisting

Operating mechanical equipment

Crawling

Ability to read and write

Ability to Count

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid

Operating Personal Vehicle

Ability to comprehend written / verbal communication

Other : Ability to deal with stress

OSHA Category

B. Working Conditions : The individual spends over 95% of his / her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.

C. Occupational Exposure : This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.

D. Aptitudes : HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence : General learning ability : The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3

Verbal : Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical : Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial : Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception : Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception : Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination : Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity : Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity : Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination : Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination : Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3